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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar is mercifully answering the questions “What is the defect for the [so-called superior] birth? What is the remedy for that?” sUthram 220 janmaththukkuk koththaiyum adhukkup parihAramum, “pazhudhilA ozhugal” engiRa pAttilE aruLichcheydhAr. Simple Explanation thoNdaradippodi AzhwAr, in his … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Through various activities as detailed in the SlOkas given below, mAmunigaL uplifted everyone by making people see the auspiciousness / offences which occur while carrying out acceptable / unacceptable activities: pakshitham hi vishamhanthi prAkrutham kEvalam vapu:manthraushadhamayIthathra bhavathyEva prathikriyAdharSanasparSa samSlEsha viSlEsha SravaNAthapiaprathikriyam Athmaiva … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “How does one acquire qualification to be connected to [distinguished] bhAgavathas?” piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully explains. sUthram 219 sambandhaththukku yOgyathai uNdAmbOdhu janmak koththai pOgavENum. Simple Explanation While acquiring the qualification to be connected to [distinguished] bhAgavathas, one’s birth … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Reforms SrIvaishNavas who were nurturing enmity between them Two SrIvaishNavas were arguing with each other because of their ego. In that same place, two dogs were also fighting with each other. jIyar saw that and asked them [dogs] “Are you also experts … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous jIyar mercifully writes vyAkyAnams Just as it has been said in “bhUthvA bhUyO varavaramunir bhOginAm sArvabhauma SrImadh rangEvasathi vijayI viSvasamrakshaNArtham” (AdhiSEshan, in order to protect the world, re-incarnated as maNavALa mAmunigaL and is living gloriously in SrIrangam), since he incarnated for the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous mAmunigaL sent vAnamAmalai jIyar, along with many SrIvaishNavas, to invite appiLLai and appiLLAr. As they mercifully left to invite them, they sent word ahead to appiLLAr that they were coming to appiLaLr’s place. appiLLAr got up as soon as he saw them … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous appiLLai and appiLLAr take refuge under jIyar’s divine feet After completing the regulation of seven gOthrams, eRUmbiyappA decided to leave for eRumbi, but the omens were not good. He prostrated before jIyar who told him with happiness “A wonderful event has to … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Thus, previously inferiority and superiority of birth were determined; subsequently piLLai lOkAchAryar is mercifully explaining the way the defect acquired due to having inferior birth can be eliminated. sUthram 218 nikrushta janmaththAl vandha dhOsham Samippadhu vilakshaNa sambandhaththAlE. Simple Explanation … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Meanwhile, eRumbiyappA, during the time that he was there, in line with the SlOkam iththam dhinE dhinE kurvanvruththim padhyu: prasAdhinImkruthIr kadApadham chakrE prAkthanIm thathra varthanImiththam dhinE dhinE kurvan viruththam bharthu: prasAdhinImkruthi kaNtA padhanjchakrE prAkthanIm thathra varthanIm (thus, carrying out kaikaryams every day … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar is showing pramANam (scriptural evidence) for this principle [explained in previous sUthrams]. sUthram 217 “SvapachOpi mahIpAla:” Simple Explanation “SvapachOpi mahIpAla:” (Oh king! Even a dog-eater …) vyAkyAnam (Commentary) “SvapachOpi mahIpAla: vishNubhakthO dhvijAdhika: | vishNu bhakthi vihInasthu yathiScha … Read more